DECEMBER 27, 1958 – While attending a class at the Liverpool College of Art, John Lennon met student Cynthia Powell and they began a relationship the following year. The early days of their relationship were turbulent. They would often have sex in alleys or doorways, and Lennon often showed jealousy towards her. He once slapped her face after she had dances with Stuart Sutcliffe, which led to them breaking up for three months until Lennon apologized profusely.
As she explained: “He saw me dancing with his best friend Stuart, my best friend Stuart. That made him see red at that time. But it wasn’t until the following day and he’d been thinking about it all night and he caught me outside the ladies loos in the college basement, and just smacked me one. And I hit my head on the back of the pipes and he just walked off.”
